CV / Resume

EducationMaster of Fine Arts, Studio Art and Design; Graduating May, 2018State University of New York at Buffalo, College of Arts and Sciences

Bachelor of Arts, Rhetoric. Additional field: English; May, 1991University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Professional ExperienceDigitization Technician, Main Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; December, 2010 to July, 2014Through the Library’s Digital Content Creation office, assisted with digitization projects supporting the strategic initiative of making historically significant collections Internet accessible for research and education. Responsibilities included high-volume scanning of a vast scope of publications, including very rare and fragile materials as requested by patrons, campus units and specialized University libraries. Equipment operated and maintained include flatbed, high-speed and large-format scanners. Trained additional staff on equipment operation best practices. Both Mac and PC Adobe Photoshop and Acrobat Pro used for image editing and stitching, object masking, batch-processing files, producing searchable PDFs and applying metadata as assigned.

Marketing Design Manager, Columbia College Chicago; July, 1999 to July, 2009For the Center for Community Arts Partnerships (CCAP), position of over three years followed positions of increasing responsibilities supporting CCAP’s evolving initiatives of college readiness, community partnerships and arts integration. This included marketing and audience development for visual, literary and performing arts programs both on campus and in the field; included contributing to copy-writing, design, production and distribution of promotional materials; and also included brainstorming new projects, planning meetings, and supervising and mentoring student work-study assistants and interns. Additional responsibilities comprised of planning web sites, editing web pages, Spanish language translating and editing, contributing to the Center’s marketing plans as well as overall strategic plans, maintaining and trouble-shooting Macintosh design work stations, desktop video production, creating design templates, establishing and maintaining photo and video archives, and serving as a liaison among independent contracting artists and vendors, community partners, and departments within the College.

Marketing Communications Coordinator, The Prudential Insurance Company; Oak Brook, IL, September, 1991 to March, 1993For the Mid-America Marketing Office, coordinated the development, design, production and distribution of sales promotion and advertising materials including print ads, signage, newsletters and posters. As both desktop publishing designer and sales promotion staff writer, responsibilities included meeting with clients, consulting with creative staff members and collaborating with vendors and printing services. Duties also included setting up Macintosh work stations and tutoring desktop publishing software.

Artist Educator Practice and ResidenciesOngoing since 1994, development and presentation of educational arts workshops, lectures and exhibits for U.S. Midwest institutions and their constituencies, including dual Spanish and English language immersion schools. Responsibilities comprise of proposal writing for program contracts; administration of repeat programming; securing and training volunteer event facilitators; writing, editing and designing promotions like press releases, print ads and social media spots; and fostering relationships with editors and producers for publicity, including bilingual media. Also, research, fund raising, lesson plan writing, budgeting, documentation and translating: